Table 5.

1 Value of Ultimate Shear Stress n c(N/mm2) for a Concrete Strength of fcu=30 N/mm2

100As/bd EFFECTIVE DEPTH (mm)

150 175 200 210 225 250 300 400
0.15 0.46 0.44 0.43 0.41 0.40 0.38 0.36

0.25 0.54 0.52 0.50 0.49 0.48 0.46 0.42

0.50 0.68 0.66 0.64 0.62 0.59 0.57 0.53

0.75 0.76 0.75 0.72 0.70 0.69 0.64 0.61

1.00 0.86 0.83 0.80 0.78 0.75 0.72 0.67

1.50 0.98 0.95 0.91 0.88 0.86 0.83 0.76

1.08 0.83 0.82 0.80
2.00 1.08 1.04 1.01 0.97 0.95 0.91 0.85

3.00 1.23 1.19 1.15 1.11 1.08 1.04 0.97

For characteristic strength other than 30 N/mm2, the values in the table may be multiplied by (f cu/25)1/3/1.06.
The values of fcu should not be greater than 40 N/mm2.